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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Used for the years 1970-present

Found in 325 Collections and/or Records:

Nicholas C. Mullins Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-046
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of material concerning a ten year research project studying sociology citations in international journals. The collection includes working papers, correspondence, grant materials, and audio interviews from the 1960s-1988.

Dates: 1960 - 1988

John Murray Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-036
Abstract

The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor from 1942 to 1971, in Virginia's ornithological community. Collected materials include manuscript articles, scholarly correspondence, and bird watching logs which focus largely on Montgomery County, Virginia.

Dates: 1883 - 1999

Named/Individual Photograph Collections,

 Collection
Identifier: Photographs-002
Abstract

The Named/Individual Photograph Collection include images from alumni and former faculty and staff, or individuals with ties to campus and the New River Valley. Collections (c.1890-present) depict campus life and events, railroad history, agricultural extension research, Blacksburg and surrounding areas, and some local families.

Dates: 1890s-present

Carol M. Newman, Jr. Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-004
Abstract Papers of Carol Montgomery Newman, Jr., a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS in biology, 1931), writer and editor for The New Yorker (1949-1972), and Virginia Tech Department of English faculty member (1934-1949, 1972-1975). Includes correspondence relating to The New Yorker, including letters and notes from Charles Addams, Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J. D. Salinger, and William Shawn; other materials relating to the magazine,...
Dates: 1930 - 1987

Nuclear Pioneers: Conference on Nuclear Developments, Videotapes and Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1993-004
Scope and Content Collection consists of seven videotapes recorded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (or Virginia Tech) in August 1991 of interviews with six nuclear pioneers: Sigvard Eklund, Bertrand Goldschmidt, Robert E. Marshak, Glenn T. Seaborg, Gerald F. Tape, and Herbert F. York. Five of the tapes cover four main topics in nuclear history during the period from about 1945 through 1965: weapons and the arms race, civilian vs. military control in post-World War II United States,...
Dates: 1991 - 1991

[OBSOLETE: ADDED TO RG 31/13/3] Class Ring Flyer, Virginia Tech

 Collection
Identifier: Art-146
Scope and Contents

no VTF number

Dates: 2000?

[OBSOLETE:SEE RG 06/03/02E] Virginia Tech Architectural Drawings,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-007
Abstract

A grouping of Architectural Drawings of the Carol M. Newman Library and some other Virginia Tech Buildings.

Dates: 1953 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1971 - 1978

Office of Academic Affairs Records,

 Collection
Identifier: RG-05-01-02-00
Scope and Content This collection consists primarily of correspondence and records from the Office of Academic Affairs at Virginia Tech. The bulk is from Malpass' tenure as Vice-President for Academic Affairs (1968-1974), but there also are materials from Alfred H. Krebs' tenure as director of Summer School and as Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs under Malpass and from Donald C. Darnton's tenure as Director of Special Programs, which also was under the Office of Academic Affairs. There also are...
Dates: 1961 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1976

Marcus L. Oliver Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-096
Abstract

The collection contains business correspondence from Oliver's tenure with the Virginia Tech Alumni Association (1950-1968) and the University of the South Alumni Association. The collection also includes personal correspondence from 1947 to 2010.

Dates: 1947 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1985

Oral History of the Principalship Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1989-040
Scope and Content Ongoing project designed to interview retired elementary, middle, and high school principals for their views, reminiscences, and accumulated wisdom. Most of the interviewees are from the Southeast (mainly Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia), with representative materials from Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Project Director is Dr. Patrick W. Carlton, Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State...
Dates: 1987 - 1995